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The power of the Supreme Court to interpret the meaning of the
Constitution
was given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution
was first established in 1803 as a result of an agreement among
the three branches of the government
was first established in 1803 by the case of Marbury vs.
Madison
was granted to the Supreme Court by an act of Congress.
established through the 27th Amendment to the
Constitution

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judicial review

Madison, legal case in which, on February 24, 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review. The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.

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